Phils need to show life. It is pretty obvious that both Oswalt and Haren have their sights set on the Cardinals and Yankees respectively. We need to focus on the bullpen and a decent right handed bat. If this homestand isn’t a strong one for us, then perhaps we should let our minor leaguers get some experience.

MLBTR reports nothin is imminent between Yanks and Dbacks for Haren, but Dbacks seem determined to trade him before his next start on Tuesday which is here in Philly vs the Phillies. If they trade him to the Phils, Haren will just have to walk over to the next clubhouse and put a red pinstripe jersey on. Simple!

Pretty much every game I have been to this year has taken about an hour to fill up. People get to their seats late. Plus it is a thousand degrees out. People might not be in a rush to cram into their seats.

how does VALDEZ not do a better job than that with the pitcher up next? I know doc got a lucky hit last time. Point is , too many big league players now have a very low baseball IQ. Bases loaded , your the 8 hole hitter , if the 1st pitch isn’t right down the middle and thats where your looking you take it. Anything can happen , pass ball , hit by pitch , how bout a walk . DONT MAKE IT EASY FOR THE OPPOSING PITCHER !

This team is like a beaten dog…..it stinks and is going nowhere. I’m still a fan but very disappointed. Absolutely no excitement and no enthusiasm. I wonder if rooting for a team like this is actually hazardous to your health. It can’t be good for you.

I don’t really want to see Werth go. He is the real deal. I think his slump directly co-relates with the contact issues. However, letting go of him will allow us to buy the best bullpen we can…and maybe a few people that can hit along the way.

@MANNY —- come on bro , ” phils are back ” are you kiddin ? The defenition of back is winning 8 of 10 , then maybe they go 3 and 3 , and then win 7 of next 10 after that. Thats an 18 and 8 run. They do that and i’ll say theyre back.

@phillyboy — i agree its a start , manny had to be kiddin right ? How can anyone say theyre back after 5 runs in one inning ? The best part about the season is your never out of it on july 23rd. With all thats happened with injury , as bad as they played for 8 weeks , it is still early. We just haven’t been this unlucky with injuries the last 3 years. I still think its gonna be tough without chase though. IF and its a big IF , they can start with a 8 of 10 stretch , i’ll start believin again. However , without CHASE , werth , jimmy and raul have to have 2nd halfs like last year. Big brown cant do it by himself.The other problem is how do we go on lets say an 18 and 8 run like i said earlier with 2 real starting pitchers ? Big joe may be ok if they put up some runs for him. We dont know what haap’s gonna have and we already know what kk brings to the table.

oswalt would be stupid. even with this slump we are the team to beat. when utley comes back we will push for the final stretch. all the cards have is albert and the pitching. come to us and we got the two time back to back world series boys.

I’m in the Braves broadcast area and listening to their game against the Marlins on the radio. Tight game, 5-4 Marlins top 8. Has the unmistakable stench of a Marlins win, though. Go Phils, go Marlins!!!!

The Phillies played some decent baseball tonight and finally gave Roy Halladay some run support. I think it was a good move to get rid of Milt Thompson because this team needed a wake up call. Up until the other night they looked like a beaten team that had little or no spark. Hopefully, Greg Gross can help these guys get out of the slump they’ve been in for quite some time. Maybe he can even recommend a deodorant for Wilson Valdez because he really stinks. Like Charlie said tonight after the game … we could have scored a lot more runs but the bottom of the lineup didn’t/isn’t and hasn’t come through. The bases were loaded for Valdez and he couldn’t even get a ball out of the infield. He’s either hitting into double plays and/or popping out. Anyway, I hope Amaro makes some other moves before July 31. One game doesn’t get us to the playoffs …. we need some help!!!